According to the Vocational Education and Training Act (VETA):
Art. 22. (1) The … and the Centres for information and vocational guidance are state, municipal or private, Bulgarian with foreign participation or foreign.
(2) (amended – SG No 36/2009 ) The state and municipal centres are established by the legal entities licensed to provide … vocational guidance .
(3) (amended – SG No 36/2009) Private centres are established by sole proprietors or legal entities incorporated as companies, co-operations, associations and foundations licensed to provide … vocational guidance.
(4) (amended – SG No 36/2009) The Bulgarian … and the centres for information and vocational guidance with foreign participation are established by registered in Bulgaria associations between Bulgarian and foreign physical and/or legal entities licensed for … vocational guidance .
(5) (amended – SG No 36/2009) Foreign … centres for information and vocational guidance are established by foreign entities that operate in the Republic of Bulgaria in accordance with international agreements and are licensed for … vocational guidance.
(6) (new – SG No 36/2009), The … centres for information and vocational guidance cannot be managed and represented by persons who are imprisoned under an effective sentence for premeditated criminal offence.
(7) (revoked – SG No103/2002, former paragraph 6 – SG No 36/2009) The license for … vocational guidance is issued by the National Agency for Vocational Education and Training.
(8) (revoked – SG No103/2002, new – SG No 36/2009) Not later than 31 January each calendar year the … centers for information and vocational guidance are obliged to submit to the National Agency for Vocational Education and Training information for the work done during the previous calendar year.
(9) (new – SG No 36/2009) The National Agency for Vocational Education and Training specifies the indicators for the annual information provided under paragraph 8.